Couple on Travel Adventure Pose for PhotoThen Realize Their Mistake [Video]

A video of a couple at Guatemala’s Acatenango volcano who missed a spectacular eruption while attempting to capture the perfect photo has gone viral on TikTok.

The clip, posted by @women.love.wonder, has amassed over 927,000 views since it was posted on January 22 and highlights the unpredictability of nature—and the occasional downside of trying to document every moment.

The video, filmed from Acatenango, features the couple forming a heart shape with their arms, aligning their hands to match the peak of the volcano in the distance. Just as they focus on their pose, excited gasps and exclamations from onlookers fill the air as Volcán de Fuego, located roughly two miles away, erupts in the background.

The couple, unaware of the sudden spectacle behind them, drop their pose and turn around—catching only the aftermath of the eruption. A text overlay on the video humorously sums up the moment: “POV [point of view]: Missing the eruption …